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• 2020

  Characterizing the immune cell population in the human fetal membrane

  Jacobs, S. O., Sheller-Miller, S., Richardson, L. S., Urrabaz-Garza, R., Radnaa, E. & Menon, R., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Population
  • Natural Killer Cells
  • Neutrophils
  • Y-Linked Genes

• Chlamydia trachomatis Is Associated with Medically Indicated Preterm Birth and Preeclampsia in Young Pregnant Women

  Hill, A. V., Perez-Patron, M., Tekwe, C. D., Menon, R., Hairrell, D. & Taylor, B. D., Apr 1 2020, In: Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 47, 4, p. 246-252 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Premature Birth
  • Pre-Eclampsia
  • Pregnant Women
  • Confidence Intervals

• Circulating Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Preterm Birth: A Pilot Case-Control Study

  Nickodem, C. A., Menon, R., McDonald, T. & Taylor, B. D. P., May 1 2020, In: Reproductive Sciences. 27, 5, p. 1181-1186 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Volatile Fatty Acids
  • Premature Birth
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Pregnancy
  • propionic acid

• Commentary on a combined approach to the problem of developing biomarkers for the prediction of spontaneous preterm labor that leads to preterm birth

  Lamont, R. F., Richardson, L. S., Boniface, J. J., Cobo, T., Exner, M. M., Christensen, I. B., Forslund, S. K., Gaba, A., Helmer, H., Jørgensen, J. S., Khan, R. N., McElrath, T. F., Petro, K., Rasmussen, M., Singh, R., Tribe, R. M., Vink, J. S., Vinter, C. A., Zhong, N. & Menon, R., Sep 1 2020, In: Placenta. 98, p. 13-23 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Premature Obstetric Labor
  • Premature Birth
  • Biomarkers
  • Gestational Age
  • Morbidity
  1 Scopus citations

• Contractile function of the cervix plays a role in normal and pathological pregnancy and parturition

  Tantengco, O. A. G. & Menon, R., Dec 2020, In: Medical Hypotheses. 145, 110336.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cervix Uteri
  • Parturition
  • Pregnancy
  • Smooth Muscle
  • Cervical Ripening

• Effects of a gestational level of estradiol on cellular transition, migration, and inflammation in cervical epithelial and stromal cells

  Tantengco, O. A. G., Richardson, L. S. & Menon, R., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Stromal Cells
  • Estradiol
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Inflammation
  • Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

• Environmental pollutant induced cellular injury is reflected in exosomes from placental explants

  Sheller-Miller, S., Radnaa, E., Arita, Y., Getahun, D., Jones, R. J., Peltier, M. R. & Menon, R., Jan 1 2020, In: Placenta. 89, p. 42-49 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Exosomes
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • 2,4,6-tribromophenol
  • tetrabromobisphenol A
  3 Scopus citations

• Epidemiology and pathogenesis of maternal-fetal transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi and a case for vaccine development against congenital Chagas disease

  Rios, L., Campos, E. E., Menon, R., Zago, M. P. & Garg, N. J., Mar 1 2020, In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1866, 3, 165591.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Trypanosoma cruzi
  • Chagas Disease
  • Nifurtimox
  • Epidemiology
  • benzonidazole
  5 Scopus citations

• Evidence for lysosomal biogenesis proteome defect and impaired autophagy in preeclampsia

  Nakashima, A., Cheng, S. B., Ikawa, M., Yoshimori, T., Huber, W. J., Menon, R., Huang, Z., Fierce, J., Padbury, J. F., Sadovsky, Y., Saito, S. & Sharma, S., Oct 2 2020, In: Autophagy. 16, 10, p. 1771-1785 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Proteome
  • Pre-Eclampsia
  • Trophoblasts
  • Autophagy
  • Transcription Factors
  1 Scopus citations

• Extracellular vesicles in spontaneous preterm birth

  Menon, R. & Shahin, H., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Exosomes
  • Extracellular Vesicles
  • Premature Birth
  • Parturition
  • Mothers

• Fetal membrane extracellular vesicle profiling reveals distinct pathways induced by infection and inflammation in vitro

  Monsivais, L. A., Sheller-Miller, S., Russell, W., Saade, G. R., Dixon, C. L., Urrabaz-Garza, R. & Menon, R., Sep 1 2020, In: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 84, 3, e13282.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Exosomes
  • Extracellular Vesicles
  • Inflammation
  • Infection
  1 Scopus citations

• Fetal Membrane Organ-On-Chip: An Innovative Approach to Study Cellular Interactions

  Richardson, L., Gnecco, J., Ding, T., Osteen, K., Rogers, L. M., Aronoff, D. M. & Menon, R., Aug 1 2020, In: Reproductive Sciences. 27, 8, p. 1562-1569 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Amnion
  • Smoke
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Tobacco Products
  3 Scopus citations

• Fetal Membranes, Not a Mere Appendage of the Placenta, but a Critical Part of the Fetal-Maternal Interface Controlling Parturition

  Menon, R. & Moore, J. J., Mar 2020, In: Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America. 47, 1, p. 147-162 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Placenta
  • Parturition
  • Mothers
  • Premature Rupture Fetal Membranes
  10 Scopus citations

• Glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) 3 in pregnancy and parturition: a systematic review of literature

  Lavu, N., Richardson, L., Bonney, E. & Menon, R., Jun 2 2020, In: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 33, 11, p. 1946-1957 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Parturition
  • Pregnancy
  • Cell Survival
  1 Scopus citations

• Histological response and expression of collagen, metalloproteinases MMP-1 and MMP-9 and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 in fetal membranes following open intrauterine surgery: an experimental study

  Carvalho, N. S., Moron, A. F., Witkin, S. S., Menon, R., Cavalheiro, S., Barbosa, M. M., Milani, H. J., Sarmento, S. G. & Ishigai, M. M., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 1
  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
  • Matrix Metalloproteinases

• Inflammation, but not infection, induces EMT in human amnion epithelial cells

  de Castro Silva, M., Richardson, L. S., Kechichian, T., Urrabaz-Garza, R., da Silva, M. G. & Menon, R., Oct 1 2020, In: Reproduction. 160, 4, p. 627-638 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Amnion
  • Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Inflammation
  • Infection

• Interleukin (IL)-6: A Friend or Foe of Pregnancy and Parturition? Evidence From Functional Studies in Fetal Membrane Cells

  Omere, C., Richardson, L., Saade, G. R., Bonney, E. A., Kechichian, T. & Menon, R., Jul 24 2020, In: Frontiers in Physiology. 11, 891.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Interleukin-6
  • Parturition
  • Pregnancy
  • Amnion

• Isolation and characterization human chorion membrane trophoblast and mesenchymal cells

  Menon, R., Radnaa, E., Behnia, F. & Urrabaz-Garza, R., Nov 2020, In: Placenta. 101, p. 139-146 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chorion
  • Trophoblasts
  • Membranes
  • Cystine
  • Reactive Oxygen Species

• Isolation and characterization of human amniotic fluid-derived exosomes

  Sheller-Miller, S. & Menon, R., Jan 2020, Methods in Enzymology. Spada, S. & Galluzzi, L. (eds.). Academic Press Inc., p. 181-194 14 p. (Methods in Enzymology; vol. 645).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Exosomes
  • Amniotic Fluid
  • Characterization (materials science)
  • Impurities
  • Fluids

• Modeling ascending infection with a feto-maternal interface organ-on-chip

  Richardson, L., Kim, S., Han, A. & Menon, R., Dec 7 2020, In: Lab on a Chip. 20, 23, p. 4486-4501 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Collagen
  • Decidua
  • Amnion
  • Chorion
  • Mothers

• Novel insights into the regulatory role of nuclear factor (Erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 in oxidative stress and inflammation of human fetal membranes

  Menon, R. & Peltier, M. R., Sep 1 2020, In: International journal of molecular sciences. 21, 17, p. 1-14 14 p., 6139.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Oxidative stress
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • PPAR gamma
  • sulforafan
  1 Scopus citations

• Novel pathways of inflammation in human fetal membranes associated with preterm birth and preterm pre-labor rupture of the membranes

  Menon, R., Behnia, F., Polettini, J. & Richardson, L. S., Aug 1 2020, In: Seminars in Immunopathology. 42, 4, p. 431-450 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Premature Obstetric Labor
  • Premature Birth
  • Rupture
  • Inflammation
  1 Scopus citations

• Organ-On-Chip Technology: The Future of Feto-Maternal Interface Research?

  Richardson, L., Kim, S., Menon, R. & Han, A., Jun 30 2020, In: Frontiers in Physiology. 11, 715.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Technology
  • Mothers
  • Premature Birth
  • Obstetrics
  • Pregnancy
  3 Scopus citations

• Protein Profile Changes in Circulating Placental Extracellular Vesicles in Term and Preterm Births: A Longitudinal Study

  Menon, R., Debnath, C., Lai, A., Guanzon, D., Bhatnagar, S., Kshetrapal, P., Sheller-Miller, S. & Salomon, C., Apr 1 2020, In: Endocrinology. 161, 4

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Term Birth
  • Extracellular Vesicles
  • Premature Birth
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • placental alkaline phosphatase
  7 Scopus citations

• Reversible EMT and MET mediate amnion remodeling during pregnancy and labor

  Richardson, L. S., Taylor, R. N. & Menon, R., Feb 11 2020, In: Science Signaling. 13, 618, eaay1486.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Amnion
  • Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
  • Oxidative stress
  • Membranes
  • Personnel
  14 Scopus citations

• Sodium hydrogen exchanger regulatory factor-1 (NHERF1) regulates fetal membrane inflammation

  Kammala, A. K., Sheller-Miller, S., Radnaa, E., Kechichian, T., Subramanian, H. & Menon, R., Oct 2 2020, In: International journal of molecular sciences. 21, 20, p. 1-17 17 p., 7747.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • sodium-hydrogen exchanger regulatory factor
  • exchangers
  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Sodium
  • sodium

• Stretch, scratch, and stress: Suppressors and supporters of senescence in human fetal membranes

  Richardson, L. S., Radnaa, E., Urrabaz-Garza, R., Lavu, N. & Menon, R., Sep 15 2020, In: Placenta. 99, p. 27-34 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Amnion
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Epithelial Cells
  1 Scopus citations

• Telomere Length and Telomerase Activity in Foetal Membranes from Term and Spontaneous Preterm Births

  Colatto, B. N., de Souza, I. F., Schinke, L. A. A., Noda-Nicolau, N. M., da Silva, M. G., Morceli, G., Menon, R. & Polettini, J., Jan 1 2020, In: Reproductive Sciences. 27, 1, p. 411-417 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Telomerase
  • Telomere
  • Premature Birth
  • Chromosome Structures
  1 Scopus citations

• The effects of extracellular matrix rigidity on 3-dimensional cultures of amnion membrane cells

  Richardson, L. S., Menon, P. R. & Menon, R., Jan 15 2020, In: Placenta. 90, p. 82-89 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Amnion
  • Vimentin
  • Extracellular Matrix
  • Cell Membrane
  • Elastomers
  2 Scopus citations

• Working together alone: Preface to the second special issue by the preterm birth international collaborative (PREBIC)

  Bonney, E. A. & Menon, R., Sep 1 2020, In: Placenta. 98, p. 1-2 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2018

  A distinct mechanism of senescence activation in amnion epithelial cells by infection, inflammation, and oxidative stress

  Dixon, C. L., Richardson, L., Sheller-Miller, S., Saade, G. & Menon, R., Mar 2018, In: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 79, 3, e12790.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Amnion
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  30 Scopus citations

• Amnion epithelial cell–derived exosomes induce inflammatory changes in uterine cells

  Hadley, E. E., Sheller-Miller, S., Saade, G., Salomon, C., Mesiano, S., Taylor, R. N., Taylor, B. D. & Menon, R., Nov 2018, In: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 219, 5, p. 478.e1-478.e21

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Exosomes
  • Amnion
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Mothers
  • Oxidative Stress
  26 Scopus citations

• Amniotic fluid exosome proteomic profile exhibits unique pathways of term and preterm labor

  Dixon, C. L., Sheller-Miller, S., Saade, G. R., Fortunato, S. J., Lai, A., Palma, C., Guanzon, D., Salomon, C. & Menon, R., May 1 2018, In: Endocrinology. 159, 5, p. 2229-2240 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes
  • Exosomes
  • Premature Obstetric Labor
  • Amniotic Fluid
  • Premature Birth
  28 Scopus citations

• Characteristics, properties, and functionality of fetal membranes: An overlooked area in the field of parturition

  Martin, L., Richardson, L. & Menon, R., Jan 1 2018, Encyclopedia of Reproduction. Elsevier, p. 387-398 12 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Parturition
  • Amnion
  • Fetus
  • Membranes
  3 Scopus citations

• Effect of polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners on placental cytokine production

  Arita, Y., Yeh, C., Thoma, T., Getahun, D., Menon, R. & Peltier, M. R., Feb 1 2018, In: Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 125, p. 72-79 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers
  • Cytokines
  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
  • Interleukin-1
  • Placenta
  8 Scopus citations

• Effect of Tetrabromobisphenol A on expression of biomarkers for inflammation and neurodevelopment by the placenta

  Arita, Y., Pressman, M., Getahun, D., Menon, R. & Peltier, M. R., Aug 1 2018, In: Placenta. 68, p. 33-39 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • tetrabromobisphenol A
  • Placenta
  • Biomarkers
  • Inflammation
  • Interleukin-6
  9 Scopus citations

• Effects of tributyltin on placental cytokine production

  Arita, Y., Kirk, M., Gupta, N., Menon, R., Getahun, D. & Peltier, M. R., Mar 15 2018, (Accepted/In press) In: Unknown Journal.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • tributyltin
  • Cytokines
  • Cytokine Receptor gp130
  • Interleukin-1
  • Interleukin-6
  7 Scopus citations

• Gestational tissue inflammatory biomarkers at term labor: A systematic review of literature

  Hadley, E. E., Richardson, L. S., Torloni, M. R. & Menon, R., Feb 1 2018, In: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 79, 2, e12776.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Biomarkers
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Mothers
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Chorion
  17 Scopus citations

• Maternal human telomerase reverse transcriptase variants are associated with preterm labor and preterm premature rupture of membranes

  Marrs, C., Chesmore, K., Menon, R. & Williams, S., May 2018, In: PloS one. 13, 5, e0195963.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes
  • human TERT protein
  • telomerase
  • RNA-directed DNA polymerase
  • Premature Obstetric Labor
  2 Scopus citations

• Maternal plasma metabolomic profiles in spontaneous preterm birth: Preliminary results

  Lizewska, B., Teul, J., Kuc, P., Lemancewicz, A., Charkiewicz, K., Goscik, J., Kacerovsky, M., Menon, R., Miltyk, W. & Laudanski, P., 2018, In: Mediators of inflammation. 2018, 9362820.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Metabolomics
  • Premature Birth
  • Mothers
  • Premature Obstetric Labor
  • Metabolome
  6 Scopus citations

• Methylation differences reveal heterogeneity in preterm pathophysiology: Results from bipartite network analyses

  Bhavnani, S. K., Dang, B., Kilaru, V., Caro, M., Visweswaran, S., Saade, G., Smith, A. K. & Menon, R., Jul 26 2018, In: Journal of perinatal medicine. 46, 5, p. 509-521 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Methylation
  • Premature Birth
  • DNA Methylation
  • Epigenomics
  • Gestational Age
  3 Scopus citations

• Oxidative stress-induced TGF-beta/TAB1-mediated p38MAPK activation in human amnion epithelial cells

  Richardson, L., Dixon, C. L., Aguilera-Aguirre, L. & Menon, R., Nov 1 2018, In: Biology of reproduction. 99, 5, p. 1100-1112 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Amnion
  • Transforming Growth Factors
  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Epithelial Cells
  17 Scopus citations

• Oxidative stress induces p38MAPK-dependent senescence in the feto-maternal interface cells

  Jin, J., Richardson, L., Sheller-Miller, S., Zhong, N. & Menon, R., Jul 2018, In: Placenta. 67, p. 15-23 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Oxidative Stress
  • Mothers
  • Amnion
  • Smoke
  • Tobacco Products
  21 Scopus citations

• Oxidative stress induces senescence and sterile inflammation in murine amniotic cavity

  Polettini, J., Richardson, L. S. & Menon, R., Mar 2018, In: Placenta. 63, p. 26-31 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Smoke
  • Tobacco Products
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Inflammation
  • Amniotic Fluid
  14 Scopus citations

• Placental exosomes: A proxy to understand pregnancy complications

  Jin, J. & Menon, R., May 2018, In: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 79, 5, e12788.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Exosomes
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Proxy
  • placental alkaline phosphatase
  • Mothers
  21 Scopus citations

• Placental exosomes during gestation: Liquid biopsies carrying signals for the regulation of human parturition

  Salomon, C., Nuzhat, Z., Dixon, C. L. & Menon, R., 2018, In: Current Pharmaceutical Design. 24, 9, p. 974-982 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Liquid Biopsy
  • Exosomes
  • Parturition
  • Pregnancy
  • Mothers
  19 Scopus citations

• Polybacterial stimulation suggests discrete IL-6/IL-6R signaling in human fetal membranes: Potential implications on IL-6 bioactivity

  Noda-Nicolau, N. M., Polettini, J., da Silva, M. G., Peltier, M. R. & Menon, R., Apr 2018, In: Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 126, p. 60-68 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Membrane Potentials
  • Interleukin-6
  • Gardnerella vaginalis
  • Mycoplasma
  4 Scopus citations

• Proliferative, Migratory, and Transition Properties Reveal Metastate of Human Amnion Cells

  Richardson, L. & Menon, R., Sep 2018, In: American Journal of Pathology. 188, 9, p. 2004-2015 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Amnion
  • Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
  • Amniotic Fluid
  • Vimentin
  • Oxidative Stress
  20 Scopus citations

• Proteomics method to identification of protein profiles in exosomes

  Lai, A., Kinhal, V., Nuzhat, Z., Menon, R., Rice, G. E. & Salomon, C., 2018, Methods in Molecular Biology. Humana Press Inc., p. 139-153 15 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 1710).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Exosomes
  • Proteomics
  • Biomarkers
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Pregnancy Proteins
  1 Scopus citations

• Regulation of p38 mitogen-activated kinase-mediated fetal membrane senescence by statins

  Ayad, M. T., Taylor, B. D. & Menon, R., Oct 2018, In: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 80, 4, e12999.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Mitogens
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Cellular Senescence
  • Phosphotransferases
  6 Scopus citations